Mitski – In A Lake Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Mitski – In A Lake Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAEF#mDBmC#7G

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These are In A Lake chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A                    E
I'd never live in a small town
F#m                   D
I've made too many mistakes
          E              
For where you gotta write 
           A
your book early
      Bm               
Or it gets written up in 
        C#7
your place
          A              
Where you never get away 
          E
from your first love
          F#m         
It's like one brand of
                D
 soap's sold in town
       E             
'Cause anyone you can 
      A
get close to
   D             E     
Smells like your first 
      A
time around

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[Chorus]
A                      
 But in a lake, you can 
               D
backstroke forever
     E     A       
The sky before you,
      F#m         E
 the dark right behind
A                  
 And in a big city, 
               D   E A E A
you can start over


[Verse 2]
    A                     
And everywhere you go makes
       E
 your heart ache
       F#m                       D
When you've done enough walks of shame
E                          A
Some days, you just go the long way
     Bm                C#7
To stay off of memory lane
   A                    E
So I'd never live in a small town
   F#m                     D
I'm slow to learn all the rules
       E                   A
I've tried very hard to be good
              D               
But when they think you're bad, 
  E         A
people act worse

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[Chorus]
A                       
 But in a lake, you can
    D
 backstroke forever
      G                
The sky before you and 
     D
the dark behind you
   A     E          F#m   
And in a big city, you can 
       D
start over
    E           A        
The lights all around you,
      F#m              E
 the dark safe in the sight
A                      
 In a big city, you can 
       D    E A E A
start over

How to play In A Lake: key, chords and progression

In A Lake by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 7 chords: A, E, F#m, D, Bm, C#7 and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV in A major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, B7, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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In A Lake chords: questions

What key is In A Lake in?

In A Lake by Mitski is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in In A Lake?

In A Lake uses 7 chords: A, E, F#m, D, Bm, C#7, G.

What is the chord progression of In A Lake?

The main progression is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is In A Lake easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am, B7, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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